Demos can be so much fun when you're with a good group of people and are on decent ramps. In this case, it's the New York State Fair with the Maximum Velocity guys (and gal). Having a good size vert ramp, spine, box jump and quarterpipe to ride all day makes all the difference when you're away from home for two weeks. It also doesn't hurt when bands like Def Leppard, Journey and Cheap Trick play in the evenings.

I just got back from a pretty exciting trip up the northern part of the West Coast. I spent a few days in the San Francisco area with some friends, and rode the Lake Cunningham skatepark, which was absolutely amazing. I also hung out in Santa Cruz for a day, mostly down on the boardwalk, which is always a fun time. From there, we drove up towards Portland, Oregon stopping at cement parks along the way. We rode some pretty fun ones, lots of carving and hips to jump. Finally we made it to Portland for Dew Tour. The contest was pretty crazy. Now I'm back in Greenville just trying to relax between riding and school. That's pretty much it for now.

Josh Betley, Drew Hosselton, and I took a trip out Albuquerque, New Mexico this past weekend to ride some street and then hit up the Double Ditch Jam. Josh was filming some clips for an upcoming Felt Bikes video and Drew was filming some clips for Vital BMX and shooting some photos for MirraCo. Definitely a busy past few days, but they came through. Both Josh and Drew ended up with a couple of really good clips that you'll all be seeing soon enough! Big thanks to Sam Adams and Denise Baca for being our tour guides.

The Double Ditch Jam was just as wild as it had been years in the past. We gave out a few pairs of shoes; Adrian Vigil won a pair for best trick on the rail (barspin to icepick grind), Mario Carrasco won a pair for the longest jump to flat, and Squirrel won a pair for the longest wheelie up the ditch. The Albuquerque locals always come through with a good time and some great riding. Josh and Drew are already planning a trip back!

Sorry the pictures aren't better. I went and hung out in New York City for a weekend and spent entirely too much money, but saw some pretty cool stuff. Then I shot up to Massachusetts to see some family and friends for a few days. I didn't spend too much time on my bike, but I did get a chance to ride Brandon Christy's trails which were quite a treat. They are back in the woods and just super fun to ride. I stopped in New Jersey on my way back to North Carolina and rode the Incline Club Skatepark which just got a huge facelift. The box jumps were amazing as was the mini ramp. Pretty much everything there is high speed now so it's loads of fun to ride. While I was in New Jersey, I got a chance to sneak to the beach and do a bit of surfing. I must say I'm pretty horrible at it but I'm slowly getting better. Now I'm back in Greenville and riding a ton. The humidity is rough but the late night sessions have been going off.